The ARD is a public broadcasters in Germany and one of greatest public broadcasters of the world, offering different famous german channels like Das Erste, Arte, 3sat, EinsPlus, Einsfestival, tagesschau24, KiKa, Phoenix, Bayerischer, WDR and many others of cultural, entertainment and live sports programming such as Olympic games, Champions League, Bundesliga and FIFA World Cup to german audiences. For Brazil FIFA World Cup 2014 it is a good way to watch live the competition online in “Das erste” channel.
All ARD mediathek channels are available only from Germany. For germans travelling outside Germany find themselves restricted to stream ARD mediathek live site and can’t use all their PC, Mac, mobile and Tablet App (iPhone, iPad, Android…). To unblock and bypass restriction messages “Derzeit kein Livestream verfügbar” or “Aus lizenzrechtlichen Gründen ist dieser Livestream mit einem so genannten Geoblocking versehen und kann nur in Deutschland gesehen werden. Trotzdem müssen wir aus rechtlichen Gründen einige Sendungen davon ausnehmen.” you have to use a german iP. So in our tutorial we will try to explain how you can access to ARD channels and enjoy your favorite movies, TV Shows and sports for free while travelling outside Germany using a VPN solution. You can choose one from our VPN providers list and choose Germany as country.

In our Example we picked an german IP using VyprVPN, we recommend these providers :

For manual installation, you can consult our VPN SET UP page or your provider site under Setup section. Or readily install the VPN Client software of the provider you have chosen (all our recommended providers have their own installable software).

1- Unblock ARD mediathek channels using VPN Solution

. Screenshot of ARD mediathek site:

. Screenshot of ARD mediathek site Live Channels:

. Screenshot of ARTE Live channel Before using VPN (Fehlerhafte Konfiguration der MediaCollection.):

. Screenshot of BR Live channel Before using VPN (Fehlerhafte Konfiguration der MediaCollection.):

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